The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
The bar
given
chart illustrates the use of transportation to travel and from work in four different types (train, car, tube and bus) in a certain European city in three different Verb problem
apply
years-1960
, 1980 and 2000.
Correct your spelling
years- 1960
Overall
, the use of a car showed the
increased trend Correct article usage
an
of
the period, Change preposition
in
while
others
transportation Correct quantifier usage
other
had
fluctuated except for Unnecessary verb
apply
a
bus which Correct article usage
the
was
decreased.
Unnecessary verb
apply
To begin
with, the usage of a car to commute in 1960 was around 7% which was the lowest compared to other transportation modes. Then
, the number tripled in the next 20 years
to 21% and continued rose
significantly to 35% in 2000. Change the verb form
to rise
In contrast
, in 1960 people who travel
Wrong verb form
travelled
with
Change preposition
by
a
bus Correct article usage
apply
was
the highest Correct subject-verb agreement
were
with
almost 40%, Change preposition
at
however
it decreased significantly in the next 20 Add a comma
however,
years
from around 26% in 1980 to 15% in 2000.
On the other hand
, the usage of a train and tube had fluctuated. In 1960, less than 20% individuals
Change preposition
of individuals
choose
to travel Wrong verb form
chose
with
Change preposition
by
a
train. The percentage grew slightly by 8% in 10 Correct article usage
apply
years
then
dropped to 25% in 2002. Meanwhile, there was 27% travelers
Change preposition
of travelers
who
used Correct pronoun usage
apply
tube
in 1960. Correct article usage
the tube
Then
, 10 years
later the figure declined slightly by 5% and increased again to 25% in 2000.Submitted by jxnxy01 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words years with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "significantly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
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